What Causes Right Sided Body Pain Occurring With Movements?

Posted on Mon, 5 May 2014

Question: I am a 42 yr old female- just yesterday I started feeling very achy on my right side- today, it was very painful to move, cough and drink- the pain is under my right breast and right shoulder and it feels like it is a broken rib (I used to play lots of sports and have broken ribs before so the symptoms feel the same to me)- however, I have not been playing sports so this is very unusual to me- is there anything else I should look for? When feeling my ribs on the right side, they are so sensitive, and I can feel that is where the pain is coming from. Please advise-

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (48 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Seems to be muscle strain. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for writing to us. The fact that your pain is occurring with movements indicates a muscle strain. Any strained muscle when stretched gives severe pain. I advice you to follow the below mentioned guidelines - * Give adequate rest to the involved muscle group and avoid any movement that causes pain * Ice packing once in every 2 hours over the affected area * Moist heat application to relax the muscles * Local application of muscle relaxant gel * Analgesic medications as needed Hope this helps you. In future you can consult me again directly through my profile http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-saurabh-gupta/64132 Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Saurabh Gupta (4 minutes later)

Thank you Dr. Gupta- what could have been the cause of this, for I have had no crazy stressful situations and have been sleeping ok- just very strange, and very painful- XXXX

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: Abrupt movement or faulty position Detailed Answer: Hello mam, Cause could be abrupt movement or faulty position which might be not noticed by you.

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar